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Aaliyah Mahboubi

Vancouver, BC

Aaliyah Mahboubi is on a mission to spark change in her community and contribute to the betterment of society. After leading her first foodbank fundraiser, her perspective on volunteering changed and she became inspired to serve. We all know a community-feeling to be radiant, kind-hearted, and bigger than ourselves. It's the reason we help people without expecting anything in return, and why we're inspired to serve. Even on the off-days, Aaliyah reminds herself that service, no matter how small, is still one step forward.

SPARK9

The SPARK9 Project was a series of nine initiatives that brought youth together between June and November 2023 in the spirit of service. Each project connected to a UN sustainable development goal and allowed us to focus on a particular theme. Our first project was a beach cleanup that brought together 30 youth from around Vancouver to clean and protect our beaches. Our last project was a sustainability panel in which a speaker came in to facilitate conversations on our role as youth in the sustainability movement. Our seven other initiatives included the following: Food Bank Fundraiser, Art, Music, and Soccer camp, Puppy Therapy Day, Bike Fundraiser for Cancer Research, and a scholarships/grant writing workshop.

About this Project

Communities Served

My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:

  • Multi-barrier populations

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.

  • SDG 3: Good health and Well-being
  • SDG 4: Quality education
  • SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
  • SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals

How the project works

The SPARK9 Team led 9 unique initiatives from June 2023 to October 2023 that aimed to spark vibrancy in our Greater Vancouver Communities. Amongst our team, we assigned roles and responsibilities to help communicate our mission and implement our projects. Each activity was open to the public.

Project Impact

Our impact was achieved through an accumulation of meaningful conversations. This project inspired a community of youth to take ownership over service, on their own terms, and create a space in which service to the community became a popular, fun, and a “cool” thing to do on the weekend. It also supported and highlighted three established organizations by promoting their message and fundraising for their cause. In raising money, we impacted these organizations by helping fund their operational activities. In promoting their message, we helped market their brand as being ‘youthful’, modern, and part of the discourse on social transformation. Without the funds provided, we wouldn’t have been able to finance and elevate our projects. We were able to provide food/water at our events, print stickers and advertisements, offer honorariums, rent musical instruments, and so much more because we had the financial freedom to do so.

Project Mission

SPARK9 aims to spark vibrancy in the Greater Vancouver Area by curating and delivering themed events that inspire and promote community-building and service among event attendees.

Project Team

We're a group of ten close friends who thought the Sprout grant was epic!

  • Sobhan Salehi
  • Sahba Shirazi
  • Adib Etemadi
  • Romina Hajizadeh
  • Noora Shirazi
  • Bassim Kiani
  • Carmel Kiani
  • Kiarash Ahmadpour
  • Roham Goudarzi

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